On the record
Should slavery be further permitted, an immense new market for slaves would be opened.
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W.E.B. Du Bois
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gutenberg.orgW.E.B. Du Bois: “Should slavery be further permitted, an immense new market for slaves would be opened.”
Editor's note · Context
Du Bois warns that allowing slavery to continue would create a vast new market for enslaved people.
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